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Flames’ FIFA World Cup 2026™ qualifiers opponents Tunisia also fired coach for poor performance

November 11, 2024

Interim coach Kais Yaacoubi * The next Matchday of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ qualifiers are scheduled to resume in Match 2025 * Tunisia top Group H with 10 points, two ahead of Namibia (8) on second place; three ahead of 3rd-placed Liberia (7) * And 4 ahead of 4th-placed Malawi (6) with Equatorial Guinea on 5th (3 points) and São Tomé e Principe 6th without a point By Duncan Mlanjira Following their shock home defeat by tiny Comoros…

Off the domestic battle field, Pasuwa and Mponda now can focus on building stronger Flames in ceremonial AfCON 2025 qualifiers

November 10, 2024

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* The remaining games are against Burundi away in Côte d’Ivore on Thursday, November 14 * Before closing their campaign with a home match against Burkina Faso at Bingu National Stadium on Monday, November 18 * As FAM looks towards hiring permanent coach to steer the team in the FIFA World Cup 2026™ qualifiers scheduled for next year Recap by Duncan Mlanjira After his successful campaign of retaining the Airtel Top 8, interim Flames head coach Kalisto Pasuwa —…

FOMO FC pushed further into red relegation zone of TNM Super League 2024 after 1-2 loss to Chitipa United

November 10, 2024

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* With four games left to wrap up the TNM Super League 2024 season, Bangwe All Stars have 24 points while Chitipa United and FOMO each have 22 points * Already confirmed as relegated are Baka City, who have earned 11 points from 26 points in two wins, five draws and 19 losses * In their debut appearance of the top flight League in which they have so far just scored 13 goals and conceded 66 By Duncan Mlanjira…

‘In cup games you do not need beautiful football but the result’—coach Pasuwa as Bullets retain Airtel Top 8 title

November 10, 2024

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* I don’t think Bullets did anything to deserve to win this game—Silver coach Peter Mponda * In football, sometimes you need luck to win games and this is what exactly happened Maravi Express Nyasa Big Bullets have defended the Airtel Top 8 title following their 1-0 victory over Silver Strikers at Bingu National Stadium yesterday — making history as the first team to achieve the feat since the competition was introduced in 2017. On top of that, Bullets…

FAM, CAF use US$225,000 earned at CAF School Championship-COSAFA qualifier by buying electric kitchen pots for Salima Secondary School

November 8, 2024

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* Electric cooking pots (US$40,000); maize mill maintainance (US$2,000); football pitch maintenance (US$17,000); fence construction (US$160,000) and sports equipment (US$6,000) Maravi Express Salima Secondary School, who were runners-up during the CAF School Championship-COSAFA qualifier and 3rd at the continental championship, earned a total of US$225,000. For coming third at the regional qualifiers that Football Association of Malawi (FAM) hosted at Bingu National Stadium, they received US$75,000 and a further US$150,000 was the prize money for the continental championship. To…

Defending champions Nyasa Big Bullets have very little time for tactical preparation for tomorrow’s Airtel Top 8 2024

November 8, 2024

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* The problem which we have been facing as Bullets is the fixture congestion * But we will go there with the right sense of attitude in order for us to have a good result By Duncan Mlanjira After their TNM Super League 2024 assignment on Wednesday against Mighty Tigers, Nyasa Big Bullets had to use Thursday for rest and recovery ahead of the Airtel Top 8 2024 final against Silver Strikers while today they were on the road…

The public to be involved in voting for best sports personalities in Malawi Sport Awards 2024

November 7, 2024

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Kuyeri flanked by fellow Board member Helene Mpinganjira-Tasosa and Sports Council director, Limbani Matola * Members of the public are the ones who appreciate how the sportsmen and women have entertained them * The Awards Gala night venue has also been shifted from the traditional Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe * To Sunbird Nkopola in lakeshore district of Mangochi to be held on February 28, 2025 By Duncan Mlanjira The system of voting for this year’s Malawi…

Airtel Top 8’s outdoor marketing campaign wins award at IMM 2024 conference as Simply Black Malawi is honoured with ‘Advertising Agency of the Year’

November 7, 2024

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* The honours affirm Simply Black’s focus on delivering effective campaigns that elevate client brands * And align with the agency’s commitment to industry growth and community empowerment By Duncan Mlanjira Airtel Malawi Plc has been awarded Best Commercial of the Year-Outdoor of the Year for its innovation for the Airtel Top 8 football championship. The commercial worked with Simply Black Media Malawi, also saw the advertising agency, a specialist pan-African media strategy and creative agency based in Lilongwe,…

Malawi’s taekwondo master Yamikani Guba awarded ‘Dan Player of the Year 2024’ by British Army Taekwondo Association

November 7, 2024

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* Guba, a Sergeant of British Army’s 4th Regiment Royal Artillery, has won many medals this year that include 5 gold medals * Over the past few years, I have achieved significant success in my Dan belt grade fighting category * I have held the 5th Dan grade since 2021, which I earned through hard work and resilience in all my taekwondo endeavors By Duncan Mlanjira UK-based Malawian taekwondo Master, Yamikani Guba has been awarded ‘Dan Player of the…

Interim coach Pasuwa alongside assistants Mponda and Mwansa include striker Gabadinho in Flames squad for the ceremonial AfCON 2025 qualifiers

November 6, 2024

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Kalisto Pasuwa and Peter Mponda * The local based players are expected to regroup in Lilongwe over the weekend and leave for Côte d’Ivoire * While the foreign based players will travel direct to Abidjan from their respective bases By Duncan Mlanjira Alongside his assistant coaches, Peter Mponda and Prichard Mwansa, Malawi Flames’ interim head coach Kalisto Pasuwa has named his 25-man squad for the last ceremonial Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) 2025 qualifiers against Burundi and Burkina Faso…